Help to make my new lounge cosy
kwia40
6 years ago
Picture shows my new lounge following a new side-return extension. Room is open plan onto the kitchen. It's painted in a light but warm grey (LEDs make walls look yellow here). Room is big but narrow (6m x 3m) and I'm stuck re furnishings and furniture placement. Can't afford to do away with all the current furniture just need ideas to bring it all together so room is warm, inviting, not cluttered but looks finished!
Particular dilemmas are:
1. Built-in storage or free-standing storage for dvds, a tonnes of books and CDs and where to place this storage (around/under the TV?) All the boxes in the pic need to be stored away out of view. Materials - wood to add more texture or keep it plain/minimal?
2. Also struggling with what to do with window dressing due to the awkward slanted roof and don't want to block view of garden too much.
3. What other pieces to add to make room more interesting - side tables, artwork placement, console table more lamps? I'm scared of adding too much and the room becoming cramped.
Any ideas very much appreciated as I'm really stumped. Thank you!
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Comments (37)Hi there, We think you have created a lovely lounge, and you should be very proud of what you have done so far as it has been put together very tastefully. The only thing we think you are missing to complete the look and add character are those all important Accessories! Often forgotten and always missed when they are. Looking at your Blue and Neutral colour scheme we would recommend introducing a contemporary cream rug by Eichholtz, select the dimension that will be big enough for the front feet of the sofa to ideally fit onto the rug! https://www.pavilionbroadway.co.uk/eichholtz-wilton-rug.html We would also recommend adding a touch of colour by painting your fireplace wall in Parma Grey by Farrow & Ball. Then.... what the room would really benefit with is a pair of paintings or limited edition prints. I have included a pair that we have available of Orchids to show you the idea in the quick collage that we have created for you. https://www.pavilionbroadway.co.uk/home-accessories/art-and-antiques/prints/kelly-cutter-orchid-print.html We hope this helps and if you would like to find out about some of these ideas or products please do give us a call and one of our designers would be happy to assist you! 01386 711512. Best of Luck! PB...See MoreNew lounge layout - help please!
Comments (9)To throw another idea into the pot: there are some lovely spaces and opportunities for views here, but furniture is oddly arranged and blocks the flow. If the dining table were to be centred in the dining area, dropping a light to pool onto the table, it would create a convivial atmosphere for eating, and a clear view of the garden for everyone. Plus, all the chairs can be used. This area would then feel more of a 'room', and less of a 'walk-through'. The new doorway then naturally leads through and frames the view to the garden. Instead of blocking this with the back of the sofa, place it along the rhs wall near the bedroom. For this size of space, I would probably choose two comfortable, low-backed, armchairs instead of a sofa. This gives you much more flexibility and you can either push them close together, facing the sofa with a rug/coffee table between, in sofa style, or position them at right angles near the left hand corner, perhaps with a lamp table squaring them off. You also then have the option of placing the sofa directly in front of the large window in the winter when the garden is bleak, with a chair either side, facing the log burner. Assuming you want to primarily use this room for chilling out with TV, I'd put the TV in the top lh corner. This location prevents the summer sun reflecting off the screen, and you will have the benefit of being able to watch it while eating and within the flexible seating arrangements. Alternatively, seeing the fire while dining creates a cosy atmosphere and you could swap it round. Ideally, plan the location of the TV and fire around your family lifestyle, this is matter of preference and there is an argument for both. I hope this helps; you're creating a lovely, useable space - good luck!...See MoreHelp making living room more cosy
Comments (8)I would definitely do away with the red wall. Could wallpaper or paint the wall the tv stands along to make a feature wall and keep the other walls neutral/lighter colour. Introduce colour in accessories, picked out from the paper/colour you've chosen for the feature wall. Definitely get lamps and add some new textures in cushions n curtains. If your thinking of getting new sofa could consider a corner sofa to put where the existing sofa is on the red wall and move the tv down to the corner where the window is, putting the tv unit at an angle, not up against the wall. This could leave space on the feature wall to introduce a fire, if you don't have enough room for fire place could get a modern wall mounted one. If you do this move the mirror to hang above the fire on the feature wall....See MorePlease help me make my lounge a contemporary space
Comments (6)I'm at the end of renovating a whole house and if you're anything at all like me you are probably skint by now! And like you I'm running low on ideas too. Looking at your room I might be tempted to temporarily finish it off by not spending too much money and have it ready for Christmas telly lounging! Then maybe next year (or later ) when you're up for it finish off however you're inspired. So I'd put Ikea shelves above the TVs and paint all of it dark. Having said that I've got loads of books and they always make rooms look good! I'd also keep the fire for now and put book shelves low down the wall and put plenty of artwork above....See More
Juliet Docherty
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rachelmidlands
6 years agoHi, you’re existing furniture looks lovely. Do agree that you need some storage under the tv. Apart from a built in or wall hanging unit how about a free standing sideboard or media unit. I think something wooden with skinny legs and modern detailing would look fab especially if the tv wall is painted a deeper colour. The ones below are from swoon editions. Nice big oblong piece of art or two large portrait size behind the sofa framed in glass to reflect light. As for window dressing, I’m not so sure but possibly some natural fiber or wooden roller blinds that sit outside the recess might work? Whatever you decide I think it’ll look great in the end:)
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